Gettysburg Battlefield
Overview
The Gettysburg Battlefield is the area of the July 1–3, 1863, military engagements of the Battle of Gettysburg
within and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
. Locations of military engagements extend from the 4 acre (0.02 km2) site of the first shot &
at Knoxlyn Ridge on the west of the borough, to East Cavalry Field on the east.
Battle of Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg , was fought July 1–3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. The battle with the largest number of casualties in the American Civil War, it is often described as the war's turning point. Union Maj. Gen. George Gordon Meade's Army of the Potomac...
within and around the borough of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg is a borough that is the county seat, part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, and the eponym for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The town hosts visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park and has 3 institutions of higher learning: Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg College, and...
. Locations of military engagements extend from the 4 acre (0.02 km2) site of the first shot &
at Knoxlyn Ridge on the west of the borough, to East Cavalry Field on the east.
